[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker":3,"chapter-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-50":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hogwarts: Don't Call Me a Wandmaker",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292302,4482,"Chapter 50: What Does Snape Know About Quidditch?","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-50",50,"\u003Cp>Silven did not know that shortly after he left, someone came from the other end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape walked to the stone gargoyle, spoke the password, and ascended the spiral staircase behind it to the headmaster’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore was searching among the bookshelves when he heard the noise and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Severus, this is rare. What brings you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just saw Ollivander,” Snape said. “So you’ve finally decided to expel him, haven’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t understand what you mean,” Dumbledore turned back. “To me, it was merely a minor accident. Though it violated school rules, it hardly warrants expulsion. Besides, Minerva has already punished him—she is the Head of Gryffindor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about the troll’s spine?” Snape said calmly. “And I recall telling you before that Ollivander purchased a Red Hat’s Heart from Knockturn Alley.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bought one too,” Dumbledore said. “Yet you remain Head of Slytherin, Severus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are not the same!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To me, you are the same,” Dumbledore said. He paused, then added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, a student buying things from Knockturn Alley is disgraceful. Five points from Gryffindor—that should teach him to stay away from dangerous places.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s face turned icy, as if coated in frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five points from Gryffindor? What kind of punishment was that? He’d taken more than five points from Harry in a single class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even suspected Gryffindor students wouldn’t notice they’d lost five points at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you please,” Snape said, tired of further words. “Now, what about the matter I raised last time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to be the referee for the next Quidditch match because of Harry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That fool Potter will never realize it’s Quirrell who wants to kill him,” Snape sneered, as if speaking of a brainless troll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The universal counter-curse is unreliable. I must be close enough to Potter to ensure his broom doesn’t go out of control again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to do this,” Dumbledore opened the window and glanced at the Quidditch pitch. “I’ll be watching the next match. Quirrell won’t dare play tricks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape said nothing, simply stood there staring at Dumbledore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, if you insist,” Dumbledore relented with a soft sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tell Madam Hooch. She can finally watch the whole match from the stands without worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wise choice,” Snape said, then turned on his heel. His black cloak billowed high like a giant bat as he flew out of the headmaster’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pretended not to hear Dumbledore’s words behind him: “I hope you’ll be fair and impartial,” and slammed the door shut with a bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say? Snape’s going to be the referee?” Oliver Wood announced the news, and the Gryffindor common room erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one paid attention to Silven anymore—they all surged toward the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night’s dormitory destruction, this morning’s skipping class—even during Professor Flitwick’s Charms lesson—this string of acts had made Silven a sensation in Gryffindor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his repeated explanations that he hadn’t skipped class fell on deaf ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the team returned just then. Dorm destruction and truancy vanished into insignificance beside Quidditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you joking? When has he ever refereed a Quidditch match?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a plot—he won’t make a fair call.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go protest to Professor McGonagall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Useless. This decision came from the headmaster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what do we do? Just lose the match?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There must be another way. At least if we follow the rules, he won’t have an excuse to pick on us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group debated loudly, but Silven didn’t join in. Instead, he slipped quietly back to his dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want them to snap out of it and start saying something terrifying—like him leading a revolt against Minerva McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to learn Animagus transformation, but not by turning into some animal in another way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chatter in the Gryffindor common room lasted until midnight, but by Saturday afternoon of the third day, the match proceeded as scheduled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Silven had nothing else to do, so he prepared to join the others and watch the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he sat down in the stands, he suddenly heard Hermione’s voice from his right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember, Leg Locker—don’t forget it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know,” Ron snapped. “Stop nagging.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Silven turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For the match’s fairness,” Hermione whispered, noticing his confusion. “We discussed it last night. If Snape shows any sign of harming Harry, we’ll cast the Leg Locker on him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attacking a professor? Do you think Hogwarts won’t expel students easily?” Silven shook his head. “I understand your thinking, but it’s unnecessary. Look who’s over there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed toward the teachers’ stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dumbledore!” Ron nearly shouted. “Dumbledore’s here too? Perfect! With him here, no one can hurt Harry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both instantly relaxed and pulled their wands from their sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as Ron expected, throughout the entire match, Harry’s broom never malfunctioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps Quirrell simply didn’t have time to act—the match lasted less than five minutes from start to finish. Silven hadn’t even finished his third roasted walnut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the roaring cheers of the Quidditch pitch faded, people began to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Silven walked between the castle and the Quidditch pitch, his gaze remained fixed on one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you looking at?” Neville asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That!” Silven pointed to a massive willow near the greenhouses—taller than ordinary willows, its trunk knotted, rough, and full of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Whomping Willow, one of the most precious magical plants in the wizarding world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been too shy before, but after half a year, Silven finally began to consider making use of this old tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else could he do? He was bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing that two-foot wand, he’d lost all enthusiasm making ordinary wands—it felt hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday afternoon, with no class, he’d planned to use up the Red Hat’s Heart he’d bought—but only managed two wands before his focus slipped and his failure rate climbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he even considered doing his homework… He’d thought about homework while making wands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after feeding all remaining materials to Tang Mu, Silven decided to find himself a new goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1006,"2026-06-20T04:03:11.805Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","862d4989fda82ff7d42879a0160a3c9c08c92630fcb8edbc2f2b6d232105295a","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-51","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-49",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-cover.jpg"]